Castle In The Sand

 (IRE)
Country
Ireland
Foal Date
31-Mar-21
Colour
bay
Sire
New Approach
Dam
Crossing The Line
Prize Money
$38396
Trainer
A M Balding
Owners
Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum
About

Castle In The Sand is a 4yo from Ireland trained by A M Balding, Kingsclere. It is sired by the stallion New Approach out of the dam Crossing The Line. Castle In The Sand is yet to win a race, having not triumphed in 9 attempts. During its most recent race at Thirsk on 17th Jun 2024, Castle In The Sand was ridden by David Probert and finished unplaced, behind the winner.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Thirsk 17-Jun-24 2421m GOOD R4 CL3 Hcp, Winning Time: 02:34.710D Probert 59.9kg, Cd 0UPD (11)
Chester 25-May-24 2075m SOFT R7 Hcp $896 (of $7,644), Winning Time: 02:18.240, SP: 9/4 Held up on outside, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, plugged on final furlongJ Watson 60.8kg, Cd 0 5.50L4 (5)
Chester 08-May-24 2075m GOOD R6 Md $5,972 (of $12,740), Winning Time: 02:13.040, SP: 10/3 Led, travelling well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept onO Murphy 60.3kg 1.50L2 (8)
Windsor 23-Apr-24 2011m GOOD R4 Nv $2,028 (of $4,320), Winning Time: 02:06.840, SP: 15/8 Chased leader, shaken up to lead 3f out, ridden and faced challenge over 1f out, soon headed, ran on inside final furlong but no match for winnerO Murphy 56.7kg 4.00L2 (7)
Southwell 22-Mar-24 1621m GOOD R2 Md $2,890 (of $6,156) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.430, SP: 11/10 Led, ridden 2f out, headed before 1f out, rallied inside final 110 yards, kept on, just denied postD Probert 56.7kg 0.30L2 (11)
Brighton 19-Oct-23 1605m SOFT R3 Nv $2,522 (of $5,373) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.930, SP: 11/8 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept onR Hornby 60.3kg 1.50L2 (7)
Thirsk 18-Sep-23 1408m SOFT R4 Nv $5,070 (of $10,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:32.270, SP: 9/1 Wore hood to post, led and kept out wide early, set decent pace, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace and no extra towards finishP J Mcdonald 59kg 0.75L2 (6)
York 25-Aug-23 1408m GOOD R6 Md (of $51,540) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.140, SP: 11/2 Wore hood to post, raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along when edged left over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly inside final 2fD Tudhope 60.3kg, Cd 0 9.25L11 (14)
Ffos Las 08-Aug-23 1481m SOFT R2 Md $631 (of $5,373) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.520, SP: 7/1 Tracked leader, carried badly right home turn, led over 3f out, headed inside final 3f, chased winner, well held over 1f out, lost two places towards finishD Probert 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.50L4 (11)